Dunstall Plantations - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.71893, -0.77371
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Little Spice Box — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Little Spice Box — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,059 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,059 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWhitethroat · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Chiffchaff +32
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Mole · Brown Hare · Badger
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Apple Fruit Rhynchites · Olive-tree Pearl · Violet Ground Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Nephrotoma appendiculata +11
- Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus
- Olive-tree PearlPalpita vitrealis
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata
- Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual
🍄Fungi2 species
springautumn
2025▾
King Alfred's Cakes · Iris Rust
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Iris RustPuccinia iridis2024
🌿Plants54 species
springsummer
2025▾
Field Maple · Common Nettle · Hogweed · Branched Bur-reed · Lesser Burdock +49
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023
- Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,059 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWhitethroat · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Chiffchaff +32
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Mole · Brown Hare · Badger
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Apple Fruit Rhynchites · Olive-tree Pearl · Violet Ground Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Nephrotoma appendiculata +11
- Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus
- Olive-tree PearlPalpita vitrealis
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata
- Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual
🍄Fungi2 species
springautumn
2025▾
King Alfred's Cakes · Iris Rust
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Iris RustPuccinia iridis2024
🌿Plants54 species
springsummer
2025▾
Field Maple · Common Nettle · Hogweed · Branched Bur-reed · Lesser Burdock +49
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023
- Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Periphyllus testudinaceus
Periphyllus testudinaceus
Periphyllus testudinaceus
Periphyllus testudinaceus
Speckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaRondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria2024Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria2024Cerodontha iridisCerodontha iridis2024Cerodontha iridisCerodontha iridis2024Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Chimney SweepOdezia atrata2023Chimney SweepOdezia atrata2023Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2023Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2023AnthrenusAnthrenus2023AnthrenusAnthrenus20232023
2023
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2023Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2023Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2023Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2023Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2023Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2023HemlockConium maculatum2023HemlockConium maculatum2023TansyTanacetum vulgare2023TansyTanacetum vulgare2023Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2023Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2023Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2023White WillowSalix alba2023White WillowSalix alba2023Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2023Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2023Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2023Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2023Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2023Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2023Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2023Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisYellow-Juiced PoppyPapaver lecoqiiYellow-Juiced PoppyPapaver lecoqiiDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisStinking IrisIris foetidissima2024Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2023Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Norway MapleAcer platanoides2023Norway MapleAcer platanoides2023Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023Cedrus atlantica f. glaucissimaCedrus atlantica f. glaucissima2023Cedrus atlantica f. glaucissimaCedrus atlantica f. glaucissima2023Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2023Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2023